Fancy trimming stitch



May 24, 1949. J. NACHMAN FANCY TRIMMING STITCH Filed July 1, 1946ZSnnentor JZz c'K Mc/zma/z Gttomeg Patented May 24, 1949 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE FANCY TRIMMING STITCH Jack Nachman, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application July 1, 1946, Serial No. 680,808

2 Claims. 1

My invention relates to fabric and relates particularly to a method andmeans for creating an ornamental series of stitches which will producethe eye effect of binding.

Heretofore, bindings for ornamental goods have been made but it is apurpose of my invention to provide a series of threads sewn and arrangedin such a manner as to create the effect of an ornamental binding.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to sew and lay on a fabric aseries of stitches as Well as a plurality of threads which give the eyeappeal of a binding.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described, that is easily and economically produced, and whichis sturdy in construction.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an ornamental view showing a thread of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the lines 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings embodying my inventionwherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts, I show apiece of fabric, generally designated as A, on which the effect of abinding is to be created to the eye and in which different ornamentaldesigns may be made.

A thread I6 is laid in a zig-zag or sine-wave fashion upon the surfaceof the fabric A. Upon the surface of the fabric A and beneath the upperportion of the thread I6 is a tape or cord I2 laid in a straight line.Along each side of the tape or cord I2 is a series of stitches I and I4.Each of the stitches I0 and I4 hold a portion of the zig-zag thread I6to the fabric A so that the zigzag thread is tacked to the fabric and aportion of the zig-zag thread I6 holds the tape or cord l 2 in contactwith the fabric A.

It should be noted that with respect to the longitudinal central axis ofthe zig-zag thread I6 the design created is symmetrical, one portionbeing designated the upper portion and the other the lower portion.

The series of stitches I 0 is located adjacent the curved upper portionof the zig-zag thread I6 with the tape or cord located adjacent thestitches III and the stitches l4.

It is to be noted that the inlaid thread or tape i2 is held by spacedcross thread portions IBA, i613 and the other portions of the zig-zagthread H5 are tacked or sewn to the fabric by stitches II], M. A sewingmachine may be altered to do the stitching, to lay the inlaid thread,and to lay the zig-zag or sine-wave thread in position.

symmetrically placed with respect to the longitudinal axis of thezig-zag thread Hi and at the lower portion of the thread I6 is a secondtape, or cord, or inlaid thread 22 held by the portions 16A and IBB ofthe lower portion of the zig-zag thread I6 and between the parallel rowof stitches 20 and 24. The second tape 22 with its complementarystitches 20 and 24 is similar in position to the tape I2 and the upperrows of stitches III and Id.

The color effect or a varied color effect can be created by making therow of stitches Ill and I4 of one color, I2 a second or a differentcolor than the thread for the stitches, the zig-zag or sine wave threadI6 may be a third color or the same color as the other threads. The rowsof stitches 20 and 24 may be made of different colors or they may be ofa color similar to the stitches I0 and I4, thereby creating a novel andornamental eiiect on the fabric.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of theinvention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. An ornamental tape effect created by a series of stitches wherein azig-zag or sine-wave shaped thread is laid upon a piece of fabric, theupper and lower portions of said thread being held by a series ofparallel stitches, and a straight tape or cord overlying the top of thefabric and lying beneath the upper and lower portions of said zigzag orsine-wave thread and between the plurality of rows of stitches at theupper and lower portions.

2. An ornamental tape effect created by a series of stitches upon afabric wherein a zig-zag or 3 4 sine-wave shaped thread is laid uponsaid fabric, REFERENCES CITED plurality of straight tapes cords theupper The following references are of record in the portion of saidthread lying upon ne of said r m f straight tapes, a series of straightstitches p e 0 t 18 patent.

lel to one another and tacking said thread to said v 5 UNITED STATESPATENTS fabric, and having said upper tape between said Number Name tparallel straight stitches, and a second str 725,113 Men-ow 14 1903 tapeor cord between a series of straight stit 344 320 Berton 19 1907 at thelower portion of said thread, said pp 99 00 Byram June 20 1911 and lowertapes or cords being symm ri ally 10' 23 ,72 Waite Oct 5' 913 rangedwith respect to a longitudinal axis. 2974364 n Man 937 2,097,677Sokolofi Nov. 2, 1937 JACK A 2,343,614 Harpham Mar. '1, 1944

